Kate Got Visitors, Flowers, an Official Entreaty from God, and a Get-Well Card from Prince Harry in Her Four Days at the Hospital

Despite the fact that we learned (via ill-gotten nurse information) that things were rather “uneventful” while the Duchess of Cambridge was hospitalized, Kate did have a fairly consistent parade of visitors throughout her four days in the King Edward VII. To recap:

Having spent the weekend with her parents in Berkshire, where she shared the news of her pregnancy, she was dropped off by Prince William at the hospital Monday afternoon, just as the Palace confirmed the couple were expecting. William stayed by her side until just after eight p.m. that evening. At 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, phone “visitors” from Australia (Mel Greig and Michael Christian) got through with pretty terrible impressions of the Queen, Prince Charles, and the Queen’s corgis, and obtained the confidential details of Kate’s condition. Fortunately, a more welcome guest arrived that morning, as Prince William came over again. By Wednesday, Kate was feeling far perkier—William arrived by noon, shortly after the couple were the recipients of an official prayer from the Church of England (of which Queen Elizabeth is the head), which included the line “we thank you that we are known to you by name”—calm down, no need to brag.

Later that afternoon, a typically coiffed-looking Pippa Middleton—in full makeup, sheer hosiery, and over-the-knee suede boots—arrived with a very scruffy-looking James Middleton, the one of the two who seemed to realize that Kate was recuperating in a sick ward and not at Loulou’s. The sibling duo departed around five p.m., followed a few hours later by their smartly turned-out mother, who looked Pippa’s age. (Carole Middleton had previously visited with Michael Middleton, according to reports, but came and went through rear entrances.)